Kim Huybrechts produced a comeback to see off Brendan Dolan in the first round of the World Grand Prix. The Belgian faces Gerwyn Price or Jermaine Wattimena in the second round.
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Dolan claimed the first set with a pair of ton plus checkouts (105 and 110). He was one leg away from victory in the second set, but Huybrechts forced a decider after a 65 checkout.
The two-time major-finalist took immediately the lead in the third set and finished off with back-to-back 14-dart legs to book his place in round two.
Jonny Clayton won his first ever match at the World Grand Prix as The Ferret overcame Ian White after three sets. Both shared the first two sets, before the Welshman hit a 90 finish and a superb 106 checkout to win the deciding set. Clayton will meet either Peter Wright or Ryan Joyce in the last 16.
I stumbled into the world of darts quite by accident back in 2013. For a Journalism School assignment, I had to produce a live sports report and as it happened, the European Tour event in Veldhoven was the only available option. That weekend, I caught the darts bug. The post-match interviews especially appealed to me, as darts players tend to be much more open and approachable than what you usually see with footballers on television.
After a few detours, I joined Dartsnieuws.com in 2017 as editor-in-chief. I don’t have much competitive experience myself, although I once entered a PDC Development Tour weekend just to experience what it’s like from a player’s perspective. I even managed to win a leg against a Tour Card holder and, quite by accident, earned £50 in prize money.
In 2022, I was also involved in the founding of the TOTO Dart Kings, a commercial darts team, where I worked as media manager for three years. Unfortunately, due to new legislation in the Netherlands, that project came to an end in 2025.
Through my work in darts, I’ve been fortunate to travel to some incredible events, from Premier League nights at Ahoy Rotterdam, to several World Championships, and even the US Darts Masters at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Beyond darts, I’m a passionate sports fan in general. You can always wake me up for a game of tennis or padel, and I love following football, tennis, padel, cycling, Formula 1, and ice skating.